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Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett (@timburchett) called for banning soft drinks from the federal food stamps program in a new farm bill, arguing taxpayers shouldn’t fund them. The X post quickly sparked heated debate.

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Tennessee Angry as Rep. Tim Burchett Pushes SNAP Soda Ban And Residents Push Back: ‘Soft Drinks Are Not The Enemy’

Healthy debate or overreach?

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U.S. Attorney General Blanche Sparks Backlash After Suggesting Possible Investigation Into Michigan Gov. Whitmer: ‘Powerful Emotionally Fragile Men’

Controversial

Brandon Gill questioned scholar Jessica Waters

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Texas Lawmaker Calls Scholar’s Response ‘Barbaric’ During Abortion Procedure Hearing: ‘She Can’t Even Get Herself To Say The Word’

Silence is a very loud answer

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Called Out at Diamondbacks Game Over Alleged Mishandled Funds ‘It’s Hilarious When They Get Caught Off Guard’

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Called Out at Diamondbacks Game Over Alleged Mishandled Funds: ‘It’s Hilarious When They Get Caught Off Guard’

While at a baseball game, too

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Wyoming Angry As 2,000 Acre Gun Range Begins Construction: ‘Waste of Taxpayer Dollars’

Aren’t there other priorities?

Michigan gas price rise

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Michigan Residents Sound Alarm Over Rising Gas Prices: ‘Things Are Going to Get Crazy as Hell’

Time to buy a bicycle

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New York Governor Hochul Claims to Take ‘Action’ Against Insider Trading While GOP Brutally Mocks Her ‘Your entire party is corrupted’

More corruption

Florida Board of Education Removing Sociology

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Florida Shocked after the Board of Education Removes Sociology from College Requirements: ‘I Find This Highly Disappointing’

No one liked this

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Colorado Slams Elon Musk as xAI Challenges State’s AI Employment Discrimination Law ‘Get Foreign Nationals Out of Local Legislature’

Controversial

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly criticized the Trump administration in a new video on X, claiming it is “flailing from the top down” over rising gas and grocery prices and a conflict with no clear plan. The clip has sparked sharp online debate.

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‘From the Top Down, This Administration Is Flailing’: Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly Calls Out Trump Over Gas Prices, Groceries, and War With No Plan

Winning or flailing?

Tennessee Rep Ogles Reporter Claim WHCD

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Outrage After Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles Claims Reporter Said ‘I Hope They Kill the Orange MF’ During WHCD Chaos

Unacceptable

Lindsey South Carolina

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Outrage as Lindsey Graham Pushes $400M White House Ballroom Plan: ‘What About Us South Carolinians?’

Strange priorities

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to X to criticize Secretary Bessent’s comments on the cost of living, calling them out of touch with struggling families. Online reactions poured in fast.

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‘Americans Are Not Stupid’: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Blasts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Over Cost-of-Living Advice

Classic Washington

Tom Emmer finances

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Minnestoa Erupts Over ‘Very Fishy’ Investigation of Tom Emmer’s Finances: ‘That’s Really Shady’

Doesn’t add up

Trending

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California Residents Angry After Lawmakers Approve New Taxes on Health Insurance and Software: ‘Even More Ways to Tax Us to Death’

ICE Spent $207 Million on Pennsylvania Facilities, Now Reports Suggest Some Could Be Sold: ‘How Is This Acceptable?’

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X saying Dr. Anthony Fauci belongs in prison, responding to documents released by DNI Tulsi Gabbard. The video statement is already drawing strong online reactions.

Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Fauci ‘Belongs in Prison,’ Internet Fires Back: ‘Just When You Thought She Was Regaining Her Sanity’

A Democrat donor faces arrest in an alleged $38 million Medicaid scam at two Brooklyn adult day care centers after meeting new york city Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Rep. Nancy Mace’s X post highlighting the connection has ignited widespread online discussion.

‘Where Did the Money Go?’: $38 Million Medicaid Fraud Arrest Sparks Debate After Rep. Nancy Mace Links New York Donor’s Meeting With NYC Mayor

A picture of tax sheets and pens.

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California Residents Angry After Lawmakers Approve New Taxes on Health Insurance and Software: ‘Even More Ways to Tax Us to Death’

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ICE Spent $207 Million on Pennsylvania Facilities, Now Reports Suggest Some Could Be Sold: ‘How Is This Acceptable?’

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X saying Dr. Anthony Fauci belongs in prison, responding to documents released by DNI Tulsi Gabbard. The video statement is already drawing strong online reactions.

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Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Fauci ‘Belongs in Prison,’ Internet Fires Back: ‘Just When You Thought She Was Regaining Her Sanity’

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Washington Residents Furious After Lee Zeldin Dodges Sen. Patty Murray's Absurd Abortion Question 'You clearly knew what she meant and yet you outright lied'

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Washington Residents Furious After Lee Zeldin Dodges Sen. Patty Murray’s Absurd Abortion Question: ‘You clearly knew what she meant and yet you outright lied’

By Nat CollazoMay 14, 2026

It’s just a question

Tom Horne

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‘Stealing Your Tax Dollars’: Arizona Audit Reveals Conflicts Of Interest And Prohibited Book Purchases In Massive Voucher System

By Adanna EzeMay 14, 2026

Billion dollar budgets meet rickety spreadsheets

Speaker Mike Johnson warned that “little Mamdanis” — openly Marxist progressives — are emerging all over America in a shift he called unprecedented. His Washington comments lit up X with clashing reactions.

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‘Little Mamdanis Are Popping Up All Around the Country’: Speaker Johnson Warns of Marxist Shift from Constitutional Republic in Washington, D.C.

By Paul EkeMay 14, 2026

Predictable chaos.

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani posted a video on X showing officials jumping over giant hurdles labeled with red tape on a running track. He claims the city has cleared major barriers to speed up affordable housing by nearly two years. The post is getting plenty of heat online.

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‘Clown-Level Spin, Not a Solution’: NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Affordable Housing Announcement Sparks Backlash in New York

By Paul EkeMay 14, 2026

Metaphor much?

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‘Enemy of the working class’: Virginia Governor Spanberger Faces Backlash After Moving to Veto Collective Bargaining Expansion

By Adanna EzeMay 14, 2026

Republicans finally like a Democrat

Oklahoma Child Marriage Ban Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature: ‘Hey Doing the Bare Minimum’

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Oklahoma Child Marriage Ban Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature: ‘Hey Doing the Bare Minimum’

By Gabriela JessicaMay 14, 2026

They finally did it

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‘He’s Going to Lose by Double Digits’: Texas Voters Skeptical After Obama Endorses James Talarico

By Gabriel PurezaMay 13, 2026

Controversial

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Texas Senator Cornyn Roasted After Proposing Billion-Dollar Interstate With Trump’s Name: ‘Makes me want to vote for Talarico even more’

By Gabriel PurezaMay 13, 2026

Trump Interstate?

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Michigan Senator Candidate Mike Rogers Faces Scrutiny Over Links to Church: ‘Glad I wasn’t around Republicans when I was a child’

By Gabriel PurezaMay 13, 2026

This won’t be good for his campaign

Justin Jones Tennessee

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Tennessee Democrats Slam Speaker Sexton After Committee Removal, Call It ‘Racial Retaliation’

By Adanna EzeMay 13, 2026

Political dissent has a steep price